"some omnibus editions which collected several books from the series into one volume The Bolitho novels The Bolitho ""novels"" are a series of nautical war novels written by Douglas Reeman (using the pseudonym Alexander Kent). They focus on the military careers of ""Richard Bolitho"" and ""Adam Bolitho"" in the Royal Navy, from the time of the American Revolution past the Napoleonic Era. Richard Bolitho is a fictional Royal Navy officer who is the main character in a series of novels written by Douglas Reeman (using the pseudonym Alexander Kent). Bolitho was born in 1756 in Falmouth, Cornwall, in Great Britain,"
"The Cruiser The Cruiser is a novel of war at sea by Warren Tute. It follows the story of HMS ""Antigone"", a fictional British of the Second World War named after the mythical Greek character Antigone. The novel paints a realistic picture of life on a cruiser in the late 1930s and early war years: the principal character is the ship herself, with many members of her crew (from the captain to the ""three fat men of the sea"") as supporting actors. The author had served on , a real ""Leander""-class cruiser, during the 1930s. Published in 1955, ""The Cruiser"""
"ran to three editions in a matter of weeks. HMS ""Antigone"" is not to be confused with HMS ""Antigone"" of the Nathaniel Drinkwater series by Richard Woodman. The Cruiser The Cruiser is a novel of war at sea by Warren Tute. It follows the story of HMS ""Antigone"", a fictional British of the Second World War named after the mythical Greek character Antigone. The novel paints a realistic picture of life on a cruiser in the late 1930s and early war years: the principal character is the ship herself, with many members of her crew (from the captain to the"
"U-boat supply vessel, has as its protagonist a major character (naval officer Ben Quarry) from the Rosie Ewing quartet. Alexander Fullerton Alexander Fullerton (19242008) was a British author of naval and other fiction. Born in 1924 in Suffolk and brought up in France, he was a cadet during the years 1938–1941 at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth from the age of thirteen. He went to sea serving first in the battleship ""Queen Elizabeth"" in the Mediterranean, and spent the rest of the war at sea – mostly under it, in submarines. He served as gunnery and torpedo officer of HM"
"such a figure is enough for a man to do in one lifetime... The love element, with its absurd suppressions, and impossible proprieties, is awful."" The personal character of the novel's antagonist ""Wolf Larsen"" was attributed to a real sailor London had known, Captain Alex MacLean. According to London himself, ""much of the Sea Wolf is imaginary development, but the basis is Alexander McLean"". Captain Alex MacLean, or McLean, was born May 15, 1858 in East Bay, Nova Scotia. He did sail mostly in the Pacific North West with his brother, Captain Dan MacLean. MacLean was at one time the"
"ordinary folk have envisioned over the decades their own interpretations of ""Nautilus"": A Catalog of ""Nautilus"" Designs Nautilus (Verne) Nautilus is the fictional submarine captained by Nemo featured in Jules Verne's novels ""Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"" (1870) and ""The Mysterious Island"" (1874). Verne named the ""Nautilus"" after Robert Fulton's real-life submarine ""Nautilus"" (1800). For the design of the ""Nautilus"" Verne was inspired by the French Navy submarine ""Plongeur"", a model of which he had seen at the 1867 Exposition Universelle, three years before writing his novel. ""Nautilus"" is described by Verne as ""a masterpiece containing masterpieces"". It is"
"Captain Flint Captain J. Flint is a fictional 18th-century pirate captain who features in a number of novels, television series, and films. The original character was created by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Flint first appears in the classic adventure yarn ""Treasure Island"", which was first serialised in a children's magazine in 1881, and later published as a novel in 1883. Captain Flint is one of the main characters in the book ""Treasure Island"", created by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1883. In Stevenson's book, Flint, whose first name is not given, was the captain of a pirate ship,"
"Douglas Reeman Douglas Edward Reeman (15 October 1924 – 23 January 2017), who also used the pseudonym Alexander Kent, was a British author who wote many historical novels about the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars. He wrote a total of 68 novels, selling 34 million copies in twenty languages. Reeman was born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, son of Charles ""Percy"" and Ada Reeman. At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy's boys' training establishment HMS Ganges. In 1940 Reeman was appointed Midshipman, at the age of 16."
"Captain Nemo Captain Nemo (; also known as Prince Dakkar) is a fictional character created by the French science fiction author Jules Verne (1828–1905). Nemo appears in two of Verne's novels, ""Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"" (1870) and ""The Mysterious Island"" (1874), and makes a cameo appearance in Verne's play ""Journey Through the Impossible"" (1882). Nemo is a mysterious figure. The son of an Indian Raja, he is a scientific genius who roams the depths of the sea in his submarine, the ""Nautilus"", which was built in pieces all over the world and shipped to the builder. Nemo tries"
"the trading island of Nassau. Lord Thomas Hamilton was the son of Lord Alfred Hamilton, lord proprietor of the Bahama Islands. McGraw adopted the name ""Flint"" after a mysterious man who boarded his grandfather's ship while at anchor and then disappeared. He is portrayed by Toby Stephens. Captain Flint Captain J. Flint is a fictional 18th-century pirate captain who features in a number of novels, television series, and films. The original character was created by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Flint first appears in the classic adventure yarn ""Treasure Island"", which was first serialised in a children's magazine"
"Nautilus (Verne) Nautilus is the fictional submarine captained by Nemo featured in Jules Verne's novels ""Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"" (1870) and ""The Mysterious Island"" (1874). Verne named the ""Nautilus"" after Robert Fulton's real-life submarine ""Nautilus"" (1800). For the design of the ""Nautilus"" Verne was inspired by the French Navy submarine ""Plongeur"", a model of which he had seen at the 1867 Exposition Universelle, three years before writing his novel. ""Nautilus"" is described by Verne as ""a masterpiece containing masterpieces"". It is designed and commanded by Captain Nemo. Electricity provided by sodium/mercury batteries (with the sodium provided by extraction"
"Captain Jat Captain Jat is a fictional sea captain created by English writer William Hope Hodgson. Captain Jat was another attempt to create a recurring character, like Hodgson's Captain Gault. Captain Jat is featured in the stories ""The Island of the Ud"" and ""The Adventure of the Headland"". Captain Jat himself is a tall, lean man, interested primarily in ""treasure and women,"" who takes cabin boy Pibby Tawles into his confidence. In ""The Island of the Ud"" their relationship is described as follows: It is true that the Captain appeared both to like the boy, in his own queer fashion,"
"Captain Alexander Smollett Captain Alexander Smollett is the captain of the schooner ""Hispaniola"" in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". He plays an important part in disciplining the main characters on the ship as the story progresses, and helps the protagonists survive against the pirates later on. He first appears to the reader as a strict, bitter man who finds fault with everything and is never satisfied. However, he quickly reveals that not all is well aboard the ship, and his first conversation with Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney foreshadows the eventual mutiny of many of the ""Hispaniola""s"
"Nathaniel Drinkwater Nathaniel Drinkwater is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of novels by Richard Woodman. In the series, he is an officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. According to Woodman, Drinkwater was born on 28 October 1762 to a poor family. His naval career started in 1779. His patron, Lord Dungarth, encouraged him to keep out of the larger ships of the line to indulge in smaller, and more interesting fictionally, engagements, with a series of secret missions later in his career. His French enemy, Edouard Santhonax appears in several books. The novels,"
"Nautilus file manager from which it was forked. A Polish singer - Bogdan Gajkowski - popular especially during the 1980s, started recording song under the name ""Kapitan Nemo"" the Polish name of Captain Nemo. Captain Nemo Captain Nemo (; also known as Prince Dakkar) is a fictional character created by the French science fiction author Jules Verne (1828–1905). Nemo appears in two of Verne's novels, ""Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"" (1870) and ""The Mysterious Island"" (1874), and makes a cameo appearance in Verne's play ""Journey Through the Impossible"" (1882). Nemo is a mysterious figure. The son of an Indian"
"in chronological order Nathaniel Drinkwater Nathaniel Drinkwater is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of novels by Richard Woodman. In the series, he is an officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. According to Woodman, Drinkwater was born on 28 October 1762 to a poor family. His naval career started in 1779. His patron, Lord Dungarth, encouraged him to keep out of the larger ships of the line to indulge in smaller, and more interesting fictionally, engagements, with a series of secret missions later in his career. His French enemy, Edouard Santhonax appears in several"
"he is compared with Prometheus from the Greek myths. English literature scholar Mimi Reisel Gladstein sees similarities to the figures of Arthur and Galahad from the Arthurian legends. Parallels have also been drawn to Captain Nemo, the anti-hero of Jules Verne's ""20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"", who has likewise turned his back on ""civilization"" in self-imposed exile with a number of chosen allies, refusing to partake in a society he views as irreconcilably evil and oppressive. Galt is not necessarily intended to be a rounded or realistic character; he has been called ""more a symbol than a person"" and ""two-dimensional""."
"Captain Gault Captain Gault is a fictional sea captain created by English writer William Hope Hodgson. Many of the Captain Gault stories were collected in the book ""Captain Gault, Being the Exceedingly Private Log of a Sea-Captain"", published in 1917. Captain Gault seems to be a captain for hire, and operates a different ship in each of the stories. Some take place in England, some in the United States, some in Havanna, and some in Europe. Gault himself is a morally ambiguous character who follows the pattern of many famous fictional criminals: although a law-breaker (he seems primarily interested in"
"Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger is a historical fiction novel written by Douglas Reeman under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. Set in the late 18th century Royal Navy, the book is part of the Bolitho series and follows the main character Richard Bolitho. Bolitho and Dancer are given leave from the ""Gorgon"" after its return to Plymouth for a refit. They decide to spend this holiday at the Bolitho estate. However, soon after they arrive a taxman is killed. Because they are the only agents of the King locally, they must investigate the body and suspect"
"which also contained the novel ""Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger"". A collection, ""The Complete Midshipman Bolitho"" included both ""Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger"" and ""Band of Brothers"". Richard Bolitho, Midshipman Richard Bolitho, Midshipman is a novel in the Bolitho series of nautical fiction set in the late-18th-century Royal Navy, written by Douglas Reeman under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. The book was published in 1975. It was the eighth novel in the series, though it is set earlier than the others, at the start of the career of Richard Bolitho. The book opens with Richard Bolitho arriving at a Portsmouth inn"
"different characters in different novels. Seventeen books have had a character with this name, frequently in the opening prologues, frequently a sailor, usually dying; a notable exception is the first (in chronological order) Dirk Pitt adventure, ""Pacific Vortex"", in which Admiral Leigh Hunter is a major character, commander of the 101st Recovery Fleet in Hawaii. In the introduction to ""Arctic Drift"", Cussler says there was a real Leigh Hunt who died in 2007 and the novel is dedicated to him. Another is that significant events in several novels occur on July 15 (Cussler's birthday). He also uses the name ""Periwinkle"""
"recovered gold that he gives the Captain one gold piece. Captain Jat Captain Jat is a fictional sea captain created by English writer William Hope Hodgson. Captain Jat was another attempt to create a recurring character, like Hodgson's Captain Gault. Captain Jat is featured in the stories ""The Island of the Ud"" and ""The Adventure of the Headland"". Captain Jat himself is a tall, lean man, interested primarily in ""treasure and women,"" who takes cabin boy Pibby Tawles into his confidence. In ""The Island of the Ud"" their relationship is described as follows: It is true that the Captain appeared"
"novels. He is also mentioned in passing in Robert Brightwell's ""Flashman and the Seawolf"", based loosely on the exploits of Thomas, Lord Cochrane (as indeed is, in part, the character of Jack Aubrey). There is a panegyrical ""Life of Lord Keith"" by Alex. Allardyce (Edinburgh, 1882); and biographical notices will be found in John Marshall's ""Royal Naval Biography"", i. 43 (1823–1835), and the ""Naval Chronicle"", x. I. (D. H.). George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith Admiral of the Red George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith GCB (7 January 1746 – 10 March 1823) was a British admiral active throughout the Napoleonic"
"a huge tanker, named ""Liparus"", that serves as his headquarters away from Atlantis. Aboard the tanker he has a small army of red soldiers. In Christopher Wood's novelisation of the film, Stromberg is Swedish and his first name is ""Sigmund"". Although Stromberg has a passion for the ocean and its various species, he despises the human race, not unlike Jules Verne's Captain Nemo. Stromberg, however, is much more diabolical and has no interest in benefiting the world. He has a congenital condition in which his hands are webbed like those of aquatic birds or mammals. It is his personal mission"
"Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock () is a fictional character in ""The Adventures of Tintin"", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin's best friend, a seafaring pipe-smoking Merchant Marine Captain. Haddock is initially depicted as a weak and alcoholic character under the control of his treacherous first mate Allan, who keeps him drunk and runs his freighter. He regains his command and his dignity, even rising to president of the Society of Sober Sailors (""The Shooting Star""), but never gives up his love for rum and whisky, especially Loch Lomond, until the final Tintin adventure, ""Tintin and"
"Richard Bolitho, Midshipman Richard Bolitho, Midshipman is a novel in the Bolitho series of nautical fiction set in the late-18th-century Royal Navy, written by Douglas Reeman under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. The book was published in 1975. It was the eighth novel in the series, though it is set earlier than the others, at the start of the career of Richard Bolitho. The book opens with Richard Bolitho arriving at a Portsmouth inn frequented by midshipmen. There he meets another midshipman, Martyn Dancer. A lieutenant recalls them to their ship, the HMS ""Gorgon"", a 74-gun ship of the line. Sailing"
"to withstand feminine wiles. Captain Gault agrees to help a wealthy, older female passenger avoid paying duties on a very valuable necklace. Captain Gault tricks German submarines in a double deception as he sells them fuel for their submarines. In another wartime story, Captain Gault plays German soldiers for fools in a standoff situation. Captain Gault Captain Gault is a fictional sea captain created by English writer William Hope Hodgson. Many of the Captain Gault stories were collected in the book ""Captain Gault, Being the Exceedingly Private Log of a Sea-Captain"", published in 1917. Captain Gault seems to be a"
"of Treasure Island"" by The Asylum, the character is depicted as a Frenchman trading with the then-new United States. Captain Alexander Smollett Captain Alexander Smollett is the captain of the schooner ""Hispaniola"" in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". He plays an important part in disciplining the main characters on the ship as the story progresses, and helps the protagonists survive against the pirates later on. He first appears to the reader as a strict, bitter man who finds fault with everything and is never satisfied. However, he quickly reveals that not all is well aboard the ship, and his"
"Captain Atlas Captain Atlas is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Captain Atlas first appeared in ""Quasar"" #9 (April 1990), created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Mike Manley. Att-Lass, a native of the planet Kree-Lar, throne-world of the Kree empire, graduates from the Kree Military Academy to become a Captain in the Kree space fleet. He is given command of the Kree light cruiser ""Ramatam"". He also becomes a warrior and special operative for the Supreme Intelligence. Taking the alias Mr. Atlas, he accompanies Doctor Minerva to an A.I.M. Weapons Exposition. He helps"
"have even theorized that Hagbard Celine is Captain Nemo, though Verne's ""Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"" is set in the second half of the nineteenth century. He is also comparable to a degree to Ragnar Danneskjold, a libertarian pirate in the Ayn Rand novel ""Atlas Shrugged"", which is spoofed in the chronicles as """"Telemachus Sneezed"""". Like Danneskjold, Hagbard participates in the black market, exploiting and resisting governments, and both characters have Norwegian roots. Hagbard is a notorious prankster and liar (telling one character not to trust anyone with the initials H.C.). This character trait is displayed throughout ""Illuminatus!"". Celine"
"James Sandecker Admiral James Sandecker is a fictional character in the Dirk Pitt and Kurt Austin adventure novels by novelist Clive Cussler. Sandecker is the Director of NUMA, the National Underwater and Marine Agency. In later novels, he was appointed as the Vice President of the United States after the Vice President's death while in office. Born April 12, 1918, Sandecker graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1939. He achieved flag rank in the Navy before the age of 50 years. During his career in the Navy, he was once stationed on the battleship ""Iowa"". He last commanded"
"events in no one novel. The author drew from real events in the Napoleonic Wars, as he describes in the introduction to the first novel, ""Master and Commander"". Many have speculated on which Royal Navy captain matches the fictional character most. The author claims no one real captain was the model for his fictional character. The Royal Navy Museum considers Captain Lord Cochrane as the inspiration for the character in the first novel, ""Master and Commander"". Taylor, author of a biography of Pellew, puts forth Captain Sir Edward Pellew as one of the inspirations for Aubrey's fictional career and traits."
"war hero for several different planets, the protagonist has become jaded over the invention of quantum tunneling and longs to return to the glory days. He is a talented pilot who boasts that he is able to fly any ship with at least one wing. He is shown to have several identities, and is referred as McKeown throughout most of the novel. He is 37 years old. Jacques McKeown: A pen name for an anonymous author who has become well known for their books set during the age of space exploration. Despite a widespread popularity from younger readers, they are"